briarfox13:

slothssassin:

Ask me or reblog so your followers can ask you! Happy N7 day!!

1. What’s the first name of your main
Shepard?

2. Share a screenshot of your main
Shepard.

3. Favourite class to play?

4. Colonist, Earthborn or Spacer?

5. Paragon, Renegade or neutral?

6. Your favourite Paragon interrupt?

7. Your favourite Renegade interrupt?

8. Share a headcanon about your main
Shepard.

9. Share a headcanon about your Shepard
and their LI.

10. Who is your Shepard’s best friend
and why?

11. Your favourite romance?

12. What kind of pet would Shepard
probably buy? (Besides fish and         hamsters^^)

13. Who would be in your perfect squad?
(List up to 8 characters)

14. Is there a squad member you disliked
in the beginning, but started to appreciate later? If yes, who and why?

15. Who should’ve been a romance option?

16. Your favourite mission in ME/ME2/ME3?

17. Your favourite character overall?

18. Character you really dislike?

19. Favourite planet?

20. Favourite weapon?

21. Do you like to use Biotics?

22. Citadel, Illium or Omega?

23. Mako or Hammerhead?

24. Enemy you really hate?

25. Creepiest enemy?

26. Favourite moment in the games?

27. Worst moment in the games?

28. Favourite quote from the game?

29. List three things you really liked
about ME/ME2/ME3.

30. Something you disliked about ME/ME2/ME3?

31. Overall, which one is your favourite
game of the ME series?

32. Is there a choice/action you regret
doing in the games?

33. What’s your favourite alien race and
why?

34. Favourite non-Shepard OTP?

35. Do you create
fanart/fanfics/gifs/other cool stuff?

36. Share your favourite screenshot(s).

37. What do you wish for in ME:
Andromeda?

38. What are you worried about in ME:
Andromeda?

39. What will be the name of your Ryder?

40. Do you already know how your Ryder
will look like? Describe them or share fanart.

Ask away!! =D

slothssassin:

thecaffeinebookwarrior:

@lourek asked:

Okay so it’s me again. I have a problem, cuz I really don’t know my characters?? And I’d like to get to know them. I know this might sound stupid, but do you have a masterpost about best ways to get to know your own characters or would you be willing to make one? I’ve noticed that all those “answer these questions” things are pretty useful. Thank you, I still worship you, good bye

Not a stupid question at all!  This is one of the most challenging and important parts of becoming a writer.  Getting to know someone takes time and effort, and characters are no exception. 

So without further ado, here are my go-to techniques for getting to know a character:

1.  Ask yourself these basic questions:

• How old are they mentally/spiritually?  Do they have an old soul, or are they a perpetual kid at heart?  Does their personality not coincide with their physical age? 
• What do they care about most in the world?  What would they die for?
• What are their interests?  What books, movies, and shows do they read/watch religiously?  What do they geek out over?
• What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to them?  Have they told anyone?  If so, who?
• On that note, what is one secret they’ve never told anyone?
• What was their childhood like?  Was it happy?  Tragic?  Why or why not?
• How many relationships do they have?  How have they affected them?
• What is their greatest fear?  
• What was the best thing that ever happened to them?
• What was the worst thing that ever happened to them?
• If you had to describe the character in one word, what is the first that comes to mind?

2.  Once that’s done, get nosy.

• Empty their pockets, backpack, or purse.  Make a list of everything inside.  What do they always take with them?  Why?
• Describe their bedroom.  Is it neat, or messy?  Is it minimalist?  Cluttered?  Are they neat, or messy by nature?  Is there any artwork on the wall, any posters?  Are there lots of books?  A TV?  Stuffed animals?  Be as detailed as you want to be, and think about why your character has these things and what they say about them.  
• If they have one, describe their car.  What kind of car do they drive?  How does it correlate with their personality, their career?  Do they keep any photos of loved ones?  Are there lots of fast food containers?
• We’ve already touched on this briefly, but think about their books.  Write down at least ten titles on their shelf.  Think about what genres they like, what authors, and why they might enjoy them. 
• What kind of movie genres do they like?  What kind of TV shows?  Why do they enjoy them?  Do they have any guilty pleasures that they’d rather anyone not know about?  
• Take a look inside their closet.  What kind of clothes do they wear?  What’s their style?  Can they afford the clothes they’d actually like to wear?  Are they preppy?  Is their closet organized, or is it a hot mess?

3.  Get to know the family.

• What are their parents like?  Do they have a good relationship?  Are they friends?  Do they just plain suck?  If so, why?
• If they don’t have a good relationship with their parents, are there any parental figures that their close with?  What are they like?  
• Do they have any siblings?  Are they close?  Are they protective of them, or vice versa?
• What is their nationality?  Do they have strong ties to their heritage, or could they care less?
• What about their extended family?  Do they have any weird relatives?  (In my opinion, every character should have at least one weird relative.  They are a lot of fun to write.)  

4.   Fill in the details.

Brainstorm random questions about your characters, their likes, dislikes, et cetera.  Here are examples:

• What is their favorite food?  
• Their favorite beverage?  
• Their favorite movie?  
• Their favorite book?
• Their favorite TV show?
• What is their dream job?
• Do they keep a journal?
• Do they have good handwriting, or is it illegible from excessive note-taking?  
• What’s their favorite color?  
• What’’s their favorite kind of weather?  Do they like sunny days, or rainy ones?
• Can they draw?  Are they artistic in general?
• What kind of romantic/sexual partner do they like (if they’re interested in that sort of thing at all)?  Do they have a ‘type?’    
• What would their ideal date be (even just with friends)?  Do they like generic dinner and movie-type stuff, or do they favor museums and plays? 
• What would their ideal afternoon look like?
• Do they prefer TV or books?
• Are they introverted or extroverted?  Do they hate social gatherings, or thrive on them?  Do they relish in alone time?
• Coffee or tea?
• Cats or dogs? 
• Do they eat breakfast?  If so, what?
• What’s their opinion on pineapple pizza? 

5.  Fill out some character sheets.

Simple character sheets are a great way to fill in the gaps and get to know your character.  Though there are quite a few floating around on my favorite blogs, but here are a few examples:

• There’s a “lazy person’s” character sheet here.

• There’s a “how to create a memorable character” sheet here.

• And there’s a “no effort” character sheet here.

Of course, the only way to truly get to know your character is to write about them.  You never know how they’ll develop until you get going, and once you do, they’ll never cease to surprise you.  Characters truly do gain lives of their own, so don’t give up and keep writing. 

And in the meantime, I hope this helps!  ❤

@atceeloos for our Drive? 🙂

thelogicalloganipus:

All of you who comment on fics, reblog then, like them, ask the author about them: you are amazing and inspirational and you keep writers going in so many ways. You are the real MVPs. I love you.

(6. lazy morning kisses before they’ve opened their eyes, still mumbling incoherently and not wanting to wake up)

The twins were screaming in the living room, kept at bay by the door to Jane and her husband’s bedroom. She didn’t care at the moment, though. The little bastards were old enough not to need their parents’ immediate attention in the morning, even if they couldn’t be left alone the entire day.

Training sessions can wait. Jane just wants to have five more minutes to sleep and tries to will herself back asleep. Frustrated that she was left only seeing the blackness beneath her eyelids instead of the nothingness of going under, she groans softly and turns enough in bed to push her face deeper into her pillow. Her mate’s grumble coming from her right proves that even he was managing to get some rest. A rare thing given his notorious insomnia.

Mumbling into her pillow, she feels the heat of her breath against her face. “Too early….”

Garrus merely hums as he weakly pulls on her, urging her to roll over. When she does with a reluctant huff, he nuzzles her. “Go back… sleep….”

She grunts and bumps her forehead to his keel, eyelids still too heavy to push open. She doesn’t speak, but sleepily reaches up to feel for his face. When she touches his face with a perhaps too uncoordinated touch – as said by his grumbling grunt and squirming – she smiles lazily, but doesn’t look at him.

“Love you…” she whispers, her words slightly slurred from her early rising.

Garrus hums and shifts under her hands, moving closer. “Love you,” he responds, butting his mouth plates to her forehead just as awkwardly as her own fumbling.

“Too early…” she tries to protest, wanting sleep over kisses and affection. Her craving for his attention wins over, though, as she moves her head against the pillow and blindly leans in for a kiss.

They bump together in the low light and she has a suspicion he’s just as hesitant to open his eyes as she is because his kiss is skewed off, hitting her nose and cheek instead of lips. He usually has great eyesight in the kind of light that fills their bedroom in the morning.

She grunts in disapproval and tries again, lips only touching the side of his mouth before she flops a hand on his face to hold him still and guide herself. The next kiss still doesn’t quite fit perfectly, but it’s good enough for her. She’d much rather give him his attention without opening her eyes.

His voice is softer, more smooth and composed as he begins to return to wakefulness. “Love you, Jane,” he rumbles and presses a kiss more firmly against her lips before nipping over her cheek and temple.

His tender affection brings a nice tingle to her body as she smiles clearer and pushes into his kisses before giving him some of her own, touching her lips to whatever she can find while still blinded by her eyelids. “Love you too.”